diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
index 945009f00580..a3abb42da88a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ in
         Restart = "always";
         # Runtime directory and mode
         RuntimeDirectory = "gitea";
-        RuntimeDirectoryMode = "0750";
+        RuntimeDirectoryMode = "0755";
         # Proc filesystem
         ProcSubset = "pid";
         ProtectProc = "invisible";